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. 2015 Mar;11(1):38-43.
doi: 10.1002/rcs.1570. Epub 2014 Jan 20.

A novel modification of the Turing test for artificial intelligence and robotics in healthcare

Hutan Ashrafian  1 , Ara Darzi, Thanos Athanasiou
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A novel modification of the Turing test for artificial intelligence and robotics in healthcare

Hutan Ashrafian et al. Int J Med Robot. 2015 Mar.
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Abstract

Background: The increasing demands of delivering higher quality global healthcare has resulted in a corresponding expansion in the development of computer-based and robotic healthcare tools that rely on artificially intelligent technologies. The Turing test was designed to assess artificial intelligence (AI) in computer technology. It remains an important qualitative tool for testing the next generation of medical diagnostics and medical robotics.

Methods: Development of quantifiable diagnostic accuracy meta-analytical evaluative techniques for the Turing test paradigm.

Results: Modification of the Turing test to offer quantifiable diagnostic precision and statistical effect-size robustness in the assessment of AI for computer-based and robotic healthcare technologies.

Conclusions: Modification of the Turing test to offer robust diagnostic scores for AI can contribute to enhancing and refining the next generation of digital diagnostic technologies and healthcare robotics.

Keywords: Turing test; artificial intelligence; diagnostic robots; healthcare.

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